endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
tool; implement; means; furniture
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
time; hour; period; class
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to speak; to say; to vocalize
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)